Defense News reports that Congressional leaders hope to draft a compromise House-Senate conference report on the National Def... moreDefense News reports that Congressional leaders hope to draft a compromise House-Senate conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act [“NDAA”], the bill that funds the Pentagon and its contractors, by September 19. A bipartisan group of Sena...

A new report from Amnesty International raises a question that is rarely asked in discussions of the devastating consequences... moreA new report from Amnesty International raises a question that is rarely asked in discussions of the devastating consequences of armed conflict: do weapons supplying firms bear responsibility for how their products are used? The Amnesty analysis answers ...

n what was described as its deadliest attack on Yemen this year, the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition on Sunday killed more th... moren what was described as its deadliest attack on Yemen this year, the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition on Sunday killed more than 100 people with airstrikes on a detention center in Dhamar city, forcing aid workers to divert medical supplies intended for th...

It’s always the oil. While President Trump was hobnobbing with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G-20 summit in J... moreIt’s always the oil. While President Trump was hobnobbing with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G-20 summit in Japan, brushing off a recent UN report about the prince’s role in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretar...

Yesterday, after the Senate failed to override President Trump’s vetoes of three resolutions that would have blocked U.S. arm... moreYesterday, after the Senate failed to override President Trump’s vetoes of three resolutions that would have blocked U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), tweeted the following “I wonder why Donald Trump vetoed our historic legislat...